Documentary featuring Zheng He's expedition to bring China and Qatar closer

2021-Jul-12       Source: Newsgd.com

"The Maritime Silk Road is a road shining with peace and hope," Ali Alhajri, Consul General of the State of Qatar in Guangzhou, said in his book "The Sunshine Road," which is going to be adapted into

"The Maritime Silk Road is a road shining with peace and hope," Ali Alhajri, Consul General of the State of Qatar in Guangzhou, said in his book "The Sunshine Road," which is going to be adapted into a documentary with the same name. This book is the first Arabic novel featuring the stories of Zheng He's voyages to the Arabian Peninsula.

The launching ceremony of shooting 4K documentary 'Sunshine Road' kicked off at Four Season Hotel Guangzhou on July 11, 2021, the 616th anniversary of Zheng He's first journey to the western ocean.

The launching ceremony of shooting 4K documentary 'Sunshine Road' kicks off in Guangzhou on July 11, 2021. (Photo provided to Newsgd.com)

"China and Qatar were closely connected through Zheng He's voyages in history, and today, the great 'Belt and Road' initiative has made their ties even closer," Ali Alhajri pointed out at the launching ceremony.

"We filmed Zheng He's voyage to the Arabian Peninsula, especially his visit to Qatar (Foverit) into a documentary, exploring the profound influence of Zheng He's voyages on today's two countries, reflecting the Silk Road spirit of win-win cooperation, openness and tolerance."

Deng Hong, deputy director-general of the Information Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government, explained that the documentary will focus on exploring the historical footprints of Zheng He's activities in the coastal countries along the Ancient Maritime Silk Road.

Luo Jun, deputy director-general of the Foreign Affairs Office, People's Government of Guangdong Province, pointed out that the Maritime Silk Road described in the book is also a road full of friendship and sunshine, and is also a road of prosperity and hope towards common well-being.

Ali Alhajri, Consul General of the State of Qatar in Guangzhou and author of the novel 'Sunshine Road' (Photo provided to Newsgd.com)

Since the establishment of the Consulate General of the State of Qatar in Guangzhou in 2015, Guangzhou has been strengthening cooperation with Qatar in the fields of port, shipping, energy, industry and tourism, contributing to the promotion of humanistic exchanges and economic and trade exchanges between China and Qatar.

The documentary will be completed in August 2023 and broadcast on television stations in both China and Qatar, according to the producer Guangzhou Broadcasting Network.

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